Vanderbilt's Americas Barometer survey found that Mexicans with light skin tend to complete significantly more years of schooling than people with darker skin. The survey-wide national average for education in Mexico is nine years of schooling.
0.0 years
4.0 years
8.0 years
12.0 years
Light skin 1
10.4 years
11.7 years
2
10.0 years
11.0 years
3
9.5 years
10.3 years
4
9.0 years
9.6 years
Medium skin tones 5
8.4 years
9.1 years
6
7.7 years
8.6 years
7
7.0 years
8.2 years
8
6.3 years
7.8 years
9
5.5 years
7.4 years
10
4.8 years
7.0 years
Dark skin 11
4.1 years
6.6 years
The chart shows the average effect of skin tone on education, within a five percent range of error.
